Category: France

The Oxford Dictionary definition of a riviera reads that it is “a coastal region with a subtropical climate and vegetation”. My definition? Paradise. By the time we made it to the Riviera in France, our honeymoon was half complete. We had already been overtired in Edinburgh, extremely unlucky in London, and had almost never made […]

France is so much more than Paris. Our time exploring a war memorial, a charming town on an island, and royal castles proved this to be very, very true. We left Paris with happy hearts and tummies full of pastry, hoping that our adventure would continue to be as blissful as our few days in […]

“Paris is always a good idea” is an expression I have heard many times and thought of as cliché. Is it really that amazing, or is it just a place everyone wants to love? After missing an opportunity to visit as an end-of-highschool trip (I went to Greece for a month instead…no regrets there) I figured […]

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Hi! I’m Samantha! I’m a Canadian living in Seattle who is always looking ahead to the next adventure. My favourite travel buddies include my husband Adrian and my two furbabies Mason & Olive.

Through my adventures I have realized things hardly ever work out the way I plan them. That is why I started A Truthful Traveler, to share my lessons learned, and to paint a truthful picture of travel and show the beautiful mess that it usually is.

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